Japanese escort Hachijo
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 3 August 1939 |
| Launched: | 10 April 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 31 March 1941 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 30 April 1948 |
| Struck: | 30 November 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 860tons standard |
| Length: | 255 ft (77.7 m) |
| Beam: | 29 ft 10 in (9.1 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft (3.05 m) |
| Speed: | 19.7 knots |
| Complement: | 150 |
| Armament: | 3 × 4.7 in (120 mm) / 45 cal DP guns, up to 15 × 25 mm AA guns, Up to 60 depth charges and six depth charge throwers one 3.1 in (80 mm) mortar |
Like her sister Ishigaki, Hachijo spent most of her early career in the Kuriles escorting ships. On 19 February 1943, Hachijo barely missed meeting her doom when she was detached from escorting Akagane Maru to Attu in the morning. That evening, Akagane Maru ran into the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis with two destroyers and was sunk.
On July 7, 1944 Hachijo was severely damaged in an air attack, having damage to her hull and an auxiliary engine room flooded. Hachijo survived the war and was scrapped, finishing on 30 April 1948.
[edit] References
http://www.combinedfleet.com/Hachijo_t.htm (Retrieved on November 7, 2007)
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